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02-08-2007, 01:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | | Dimarzio won't sell to overseas customers?! What?!
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I just heard this from my man Brian at BestBassGear.com, that Dimarzio don't allow U.S dealers to sell to international customers.
What the heck?!  
Out here in Australia a set of Ultra J's or Model J's would be in excess of the equivalent of $200 USD. No way am I paying that much. Seems that Dimarzio are going to lose quite a few customers to other labels, and I feel sorry for any dealers who lose potential customers from this. I guess they do what they have to do to make money, although IMO this is a bit of a raught.
I was actually planning on getting a set of Dimarzio Ultra J's in a couple of weeks cause I liked them so much in my old Fender, but looks like I'll be jumpin on the Nordstrand ship again, which I'm definitely not complaining about. Too bad for Dimarzio though..
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02-08-2007, 02:09 AM
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Owner, Looperlative Audio Products | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA, USA | | | Yep, this is pretty common. Many manufacturers do this to protect their dealers.
However, if you happen to know somebody in the US that could buy the pickups for you and then ship them to you, you might be able to save a few bucks.
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02-08-2007, 04:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sweden | | Yepp.. they do tent to bite their own ass on this one..
I e-mailed Brian to and got the same reply.. 
I have no experience of nordstrand PU's.. but I hear only great things about them.
Me on the other hand bit my own ass and baught the UJ's from a native dealer.. In the end.. Im glad I did.. 
Just the extra bit of everything I whanted.. and no HUM!
They are dead silent.. 
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02-09-2007, 02:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | I got mine from US Fleabay - around $120
Bargain, as any dealer that sells them new here is asking silly money. Nothing new there though. This is Britain after all |
02-09-2007, 02:40 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | When did this happen? Last year, my brother ordered a Dimarzio X2N-7 pickup from a US dealer, no problems. |
02-09-2007, 03:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sinny, Oztraya | | Quote:
Originally Posted by needmoney  Out here in Australia a set of Ultra J's or Model J's would be in excess of the equivalent of $200 USD. No way am I paying that much. | J's and Ultra J's are pretty cheap secondhand. Just buy some off ebay. If the seller is O/S, just email and ask, and 90% of the time I get a yes response. US to Aus for a pair of pickups airmail is about $US10-12.
I have a pair of J's sitting in a box unused in Sydney. Pay for the postage and you can try them if you'd like.
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02-09-2007, 05:10 PM
| | | EMG Active PJ pups are $379aus in australia, which is 294.255 US 
thats twice as much as you can get them in the US. |
02-17-2007, 12:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, UK | | | Speak to the Dealer
I just don't know how DeMarzio would track this - if you speak to the dealer and just explain where you want it sent and you'll pay for shipping - it's a done deal. Who wouldn't take your credit card details and send it on? How would DeMarzio track this - unless you're a dealer yourself and try to buy two dozen at a time!?
Tip - speak to the owner of the store and do the deal over the phone.
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02-22-2007, 04:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | I bought my Ultra Jazz J set pups new from a US eBay dealer for just over $100 AUD  |
02-23-2007, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, UK | | | There yer go - it can be done. I don't think big shops and dealers are going to do this if DeMarzio ban it - but everyone else will.
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03-22-2007, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North East London | | Try www.thomann.de no problem.
Shouldn't be neccessary really though.
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